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use·ful
(yo͞os′fəl)adj.
1. Having a beneficial use; serviceable: a useful kitchen gadget.
2. Being of practical use: a useful job; useful members of society.
use′ful·ly adv.
use′ful·ness n.
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useful
(ˈjuːsfʊl)adj
1. able to be used advantageously, beneficially, or for several purposes; helpful or serviceable
2. informal commendable or capable: a useful term's work.
n
(Professions) informal Austral an odd-jobman or general factotum
ˈusefully adv
ˈusefulness n
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use•ful
(ˈyus fəl)adj.
1. being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect: a useful member of society.
2. of practical use; producing material results; supplying common needs.
[1585–95]
use′ful•ly, adv.
use′ful•ness, n.
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useful
- alpha version, preview version, beta version - Alpha version describes a development status that usually means the first complete version of a program or application, which is most likely unstable, but is useful to show what the product will do to, usually, a selected group—and is also called preview version; the beta version is usually the last version before wide release, often tested by users under real-world conditions.
- index fossil - One useful for dating and demonstrating the relation between strata in which it is found.
- putti - Cupids that make themselves useful, as in old paintings; the singular is putto.
- decorative arts - Any of the arts that create entities that are both useful and beautiful.
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| Adj. | 1. |  useful - being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"effective, effectual, efficacious - producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" expedient - serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient" helpful - providing assistance or serving a useful function profitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market" serviceable - ready for service or able to give long service; "serviceable equipment"; "heavy serviceable fabrics" useless - having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency" |
| 2. |  useful - having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables"functional - designed for or capable of a particular function or use; "a style of writing in which every word is functional"; "functional architecture" |
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useful
adjective helpful, effective, valuable, practical, of use, profitable, of service, worthwhile, beneficial, of help, fruitful, advantageous, all-purpose, salutary, general-purpose, serviceable The police gained useful information about the organisation.
useless, ineffective, worthless, inadequate, pants (slang), vain, unproductive, unhelpful, unbeneficial
useless, ineffective, worthless, inadequate, pants (slang), vain, unproductive, unhelpful, unbeneficial
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useful
adjective1. Serving or capable of serving a useful purpose:
2. Affording benefit:
3. Suited to one's end or purpose:
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Translations
مُفيد، نافِعنَافِع
полезен
užitečný
nyttig
utila
kasulik
hyödyllinen
koristan
hasznos
gagnlegurgagnlegur, nytsamlegur
役に立つ
유용한
naudingas
folositorutil
užitočný
uporaben
användbar
faida
มีประโยชน์
yararlıfaydalı
có íchhữu ích
useful
[ˈjuːsfʊl] ADJ1. (= valuable) [information, advice, tool] → útil; [discussion, meeting] → fructífero; [experience] → provechoso, útil
beans are a useful source of protein → las judías son una buena fuente de proteína
a useful player → un buen jugador, un jugador que vale
the time we spent in Spain was very useful → nuestra estancia en España fue muy provechosa
he's a useful person to know → es una persona que conviene conocer
it is very useful to be able to drive → es muy útil saber conducir
useful capacity → capacidad f útil
to come in useful → ser útil, venir bien
the machine has reached the end of its useful life → la máquina ha llegado al final de su periodo de funcionamiento
he lived a useful life → tuvo una vida provechosa
to make o.s. useful → ayudar, echar una mano
come on, make yourself useful! → ¡venga, haz algo!, ¡vamos, echa una mano!
this discussion is not serving any useful purpose → esta discusión no está sirviendo para nada útil or provechoso
I feel I am useful to the company → me parece que le soy de utilidad a or útil a la empresa
beans are a useful source of protein → las judías son una buena fuente de proteína
a useful player → un buen jugador, un jugador que vale
the time we spent in Spain was very useful → nuestra estancia en España fue muy provechosa
he's a useful person to know → es una persona que conviene conocer
it is very useful to be able to drive → es muy útil saber conducir
useful capacity → capacidad f útil
to come in useful → ser útil, venir bien
the machine has reached the end of its useful life → la máquina ha llegado al final de su periodo de funcionamiento
he lived a useful life → tuvo una vida provechosa
to make o.s. useful → ayudar, echar una mano
come on, make yourself useful! → ¡venga, haz algo!, ¡vamos, echa una mano!
this discussion is not serving any useful purpose → esta discusión no está sirviendo para nada útil or provechoso
I feel I am useful to the company → me parece que le soy de utilidad a or útil a la empresa
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useful
[ˈjuːsfʊl] adj → utileto be useful to sb → être utile à qn, servir à qn
to be useful for sb → être utile à qn
to be useful for sth → être utile pour qch
to be useful for doing sth → être utile pour faire qch
it is useful to do sth → il est utile de faire qch
It is useful to keep a diary → Il est utile d'avoir un agenda.
to come in useful → être utile
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
useful
adj
→ nützlich; person, citizen, contribution, addition → wertvoll, nützlich; (= handy) tool, language → praktisch, nützlich; size → zweckmäßig; discussion → fruchtbar; life, employment → nutzbringend; it is useful for him to be able to … → das ist günstig or praktisch, dass er … kann; to make oneself useful → sich nützlich machen; he likes to feel useful → er hat gern das Gefühl, nützlich zu sein; he wants to be useful to others → er möchte anderen nützen; thank you, you’ve been very useful → vielen Dank, Sie haben mir/uns etc sehr geholfen; is that useful information? → nützt diese Information etwas?; to come in useful → sich als nützlich erweisen; we spent a useful week in London → wir waren eine Woche in London, was sehr nützlich war; that’s useful! (iro) → das nützt uns was!; he’s a useful man to know → es ist sehr nützlich ihn zu kennen; that advice was most useful to me → der Rat hat mir sehr genützt; that’s a useful thing to know → es ist gut das zu wissen; it has a useful life of 10 years → es hat eine Nutzungsdauer von 10 Jahren; the machine has reached the end of its useful life → die Maschine hat das Ende ihrer Nutzungsdauer erreicht; these drugs are useful in treating cancer → diese Medikamente sind bei der Krebsbehandlung nützlich; you may find it useful to discuss the problem with your doctor → es könnte hilfreich sein, wenn Sie das Problem mit Ihrem Arzt besprechen würden; to perform a useful function → eine sinnvolle Funktion haben; to prove useful → sich als nützlich erweisen; they ought to be doing something useful with their time → sie sollten etwas Sinnvolles mit ihrer Zeit anfangen
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useful
[ˈjuːsfʊl] adjCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
use2
(juːs) noun1. the act of using or state of being used. The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.
2. the/a purpose for which something may be used. This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.
3. (often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage. Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.
4. the power of using. She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.
5. permission, or the right, to use. They let us have the use of their car while they were away.
ˈuseful adjective helpful or serving a purpose well. a useful tool/dictionary; She made herself useful by doing the washing for her mother.
ˈusefulness nounˈusefully adverb
in a useful way. He spent the day usefully in repairing the car.
ˈuseless adjective having no use or no effect. Why don't you throw away those useless things?; We can't do it – it's useless to try.
be in use, be out of use to be used or not used. How long has the gymnasium been in use / out of use?
come in useful to become useful. My French came in useful on holiday.
have no use for to despise. I have no use for such silliness / silly people.
it's no use it's impossible or useless. He tried in vain to do it, then said `It's no use.'
make (good) use of, put to (good) useHe makes use of his training; He puts his training to good use in that job.
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useful
→ نَافِع užitečný nyttig nützlich χρήσιμος útil hyödyllinen utile koristan utile 役に立つ 유용한 handig nyttig użyteczny útil полезный användbar มีประโยชน์ yararlı hữu ích 有用的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
useful
a. útil, provechoso-a, práctico-a.
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